Don Drummond (March 12, 1932 - May 6, 1969) was a famous ska trombonist and composer. He was one of the original members of The Skatalites, and composed many of their tunes.
Drummond was born at the Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica to Doris Monroe and Uriah Drummond. He was educated at Kingston's Alpha Boys School, where he later taught his younger schoolmate Rico Rodriguez (b. 1934) to play the trombone.
His musical career began in 1950 with the Eric Dean's All-Stars. He continued into the 1960s wit...